It’s almost mandatory that the new CoD rolls off the line every November, but this did come as a bit of a surprise to us; we weren’t exactly suspecting it to be leaked seven and a bit months before it’s launch. Of course, this year’s Call of Duty game will be Black Ops 2.

The game will, supposedly, launch Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

The details were posted on the Black Ops’ forum before being removed, only to be posted back again. Luckily, the second posting is still readable via Google cache and is posted below:

Game Modes:

Escort

Will be a new game mode

Similar to Search and Destroy however a live player must be escorted to one of three areas (or two depending on the map) without being killed.

The match will have rounds, consisting of one life only.

Drop Zone and Kill Confirmed will return
Team Defender and Infected will not return

Pointstreaks:

Will follow from Modern Warfare 3’s system
Larger emphasis on objectives

A bomb plant is worth 2 points

A neutral flag is worth 1, however an enemy flag is worth 2

A flag assist capture is worth 1, a capture is worth 2

The Specialist Pointstreak has be modified

2 kills now gets you 1 perk

The 4th kill gets you 2 more perks

The 6th kill gets you 3 more perks

The 8th Kill gets you 4 more perks

You do not get every perk when you reach 8 kills

Perks only become “Pro” when you have them Pro

RC XD will not return
Heat vision

Is a new Pointstreak reward

When you get the required points, you can activate this Pointstreak and your player pulls out a scope and attaches it to your weapon.

This scopes main advantage is it’s ability to detect enemies through most walls.

Note, the scope can only be attached to primaries not including shotguns

Prestiges:

There will be 15 prestiges

There will be 50 ranks

Every two prestiges there is a 5 rank increase

The final prestige has 90 levels

ELITE 2.0:

ELITE is being fully incorporated into Black Ops 2
Combat record has been modified and re-named as ELITE Stats
There will be a specific lobby for clan matches (new way of leveling clans)
Clan Tournaments can now be implemented

Removed:

No MOAB or Nuke
No last stand
No death streaks
No flame thrower attachment

Map Design:

Map design and size will be following Black Ops not Modern Warfare 3

Sniper Rifles:

Improved sniper rifle usage.
No aim assist for any sniper rifle.
Less sway

Customization:

No longer just perk 1 chooses the players appearance
Appearance is a combination of all perks and type of Pointstreak being used.

Hardcore:

Larger emphasis on hardcore than ever before

No grenade launchers

Only vehicle guided rocket launchers permitted

Respawn timings decreased (for most modes)

1 bullet in the foot will no longer kill a person, a head or chest shot is usually required.

A person will now bleed out if severely injured.

Perk System 2.0:

The Perk Pro system has been upgraded
There is now 2 options a perk can advance to.

Both require different challenges to unlock

Once the desired Pro version is unlocked, the player can select that as their “Perk Pro”.

Once selected, the only way to choose the other option is by entering prestige mode.

For example Perk slot 1 has the perk called Speed

—-Speed – Reduces the time taken to aim down the sight

—-Pro I – Swaps weapons faster

—-Pro II – Throws equipment faster

Combat Training:

Will be returning with vast improvements.
Difficulty is no longer based on how long the bots take to start shooting.
Bots now have an advance AI system
Similar to the behaviour seen in the MW3 Spec Ops survival

My opinion is quite a complex one; I’m not a huge fan of the CoD series (I’m a bit busy on the old Battlefield, myself), but it’s quite obvious that a game like this is firmly in the public’s eye and will, most likely, sell millions.

One thing we will have to be wary about is the credibility of this information; as previous examples have shown, this could all be a pile of tosh. What we also have to remember is that this is a CoD game; with the series’ history of leaked information, it’s very much in the realms of possibility that this information is partly correct. I shall leave you to make up your minds!